The Unknown (1927)

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The Unknown is a horror/slasher film from 1927.

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George Sollin

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The Unknown is a horror/slasher film from 1927.

The Unknown (1927) - IMDb

Directed by Tod Browning. With Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz. A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018528/
The Unknown (1927 film) - Wikipedia

The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_(1927_film)
The Unknown (1927) - Rotten Tomatoes

Another typically morbid Chaney film has him working as a circus freak and trying to win the heart of his assistant. Alas, she does not want him so he must kill the object of her intentions.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10002869_unknown?
The Unknown (1927) - Overview - TCM.com

Overview of The Unknown, 1927, directed by Tod Browning, with Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, at Turner Classic Movies
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2297/The-Unknown/
The Unknown (1927) A Silent Film Review – Movies Silently

Lon Chaney plays a serial killer with two thumbs on one hand who hides out from the cops by posing as an armless knife-thrower in a traveling circus. He falls in love with Joan Crawford, who is afr…
http://moviessilently.com/2016/01/24/the-unknown-1927-a-silent-film-review/
The Unknown | Silent Film Festival

When they made The Unknown in 1927, star Lon Chaney and director Tod Browning were among the biggest names in Hollywood. Joan Crawford was a starlet on the rise, striving for recognition. The Unknown gave it to her, and the following year she got her breakout starring role.
http://silentfilm.org/archive/the-unknown-1927
‎The Unknown (1927) directed by Tod Browning • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd

Lon Chaney is carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford is the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-unknown/
The Unknown 1927 - Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford

Tod Browning silent film with Crawford and Chaney.
http://www.cinemagraphe.com/the-unknown-1927.php

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The Unknown

Directed by	Tod Browning
Written by	Joseph W. Farnham (titles)
Screenplay by	Waldemar Young
Story by	Tod Browning
Produced by	Irving G. Thalberg
Starring	Lon Chaney Norman Kerry Joan Crawford Nick De Ruiz John George
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by	Harry Reynolds Errol Taggart
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 4, 1927 (1927-06-04)
Running time	5517 feet (original release)^[1] 66 minutes (2022 reconstruction)^[2]
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles
Budget	$217,000
Box office	$847,000^[3]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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The Unknown (1927) - IMDb

Directed by Tod Browning. With Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz. A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018528/
The Unknown (1927 film) - Wikipedia

The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_(1927_film)
The Unknown (1927) - Rotten Tomatoes

Another typically morbid Chaney film has him working as a circus freak and trying to win the heart of his assistant. Alas, she does not want him so he must kill the object of her intentions.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10002869_unknown?
The Unknown (1927) - Overview - TCM.com

Overview of The Unknown, 1927, directed by Tod Browning, with Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, at Turner Classic Movies
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2297/The-Unknown/
The Unknown (1927) A Silent Film Review – Movies Silently

Lon Chaney plays a serial killer with two thumbs on one hand who hides out from the cops by posing as an armless knife-thrower in a traveling circus. He falls in love with Joan Crawford, who is afr…
http://moviessilently.com/2016/01/24/the-unknown-1927-a-silent-film-review/
The Unknown | Silent Film Festival

When they made The Unknown in 1927, star Lon Chaney and director Tod Browning were among the biggest names in Hollywood. Joan Crawford was a starlet on the rise, striving for recognition. The Unknown gave it to her, and the following year she got her breakout starring role.
http://silentfilm.org/archive/the-unknown-1927
‎The Unknown (1927) directed by Tod Browning • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd

Lon Chaney is carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford is the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-unknown/
The Unknown 1927 - Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford

Tod Browning silent film with Crawford and Chaney.
http://www.cinemagraphe.com/the-unknown-1927.php

The Unknown

Directed by	Tod Browning
Written by	Joseph W. Farnham (titles)
Screenplay by	Waldemar Young
Story by	Tod Browning
Produced by	Irving G. Thalberg
Starring	Lon Chaney Norman Kerry Joan Crawford Nick De Ruiz John George
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by	Harry Reynolds Errol Taggart
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 4, 1927 (1927-06-04)
Running time	5517 feet (original release)^[1] 66 minutes (2022 reconstruction)^[2]
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles
Budget	$217,000
Box office	$847,000^[3]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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